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Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Capture Brevard 2017 by Camera Club of Brevard at the Fifth Avenue Art Gallery in February

Exhibit Dates: January 30, 2017 - February 24, 2018

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Put
February 2, 2018 on your calendar and come to the First Friday Opening
Reception at Fifth Avenue Art Gallery from 5:30 pm through 8:30 pm to
view Capture Brevard 2017. Fifth
Avenue Art Gallery is proud to sponsor this exhibit of the Camera Club
of Brevard, from January 30 through February 24, 2018. This exhibition
began last year with the first Capture Brevard 2016 as an
internal show for the membership of the camera club only. The upcoming
exhibit at Fifth Avenue Art Gallery will offer the public a glimpse into
the talents and visions of some of the club’s membership.

This
is not a juried competition, but rather a chance for photographers of
all levels to share their personal vision of Brevard County. The idea
for this show began with John Buck and his reaction to a series of
books, A Day in the Life,
each shot in a different location. The Camera Club of Brevard has taken
that idea and expanded it to be a vision of life in Brevard County
stretching over a period of time. Each photographer is given six months
to shoot imagery and then is able to submit up to 5 photos. There are no
restrictions or requirements to the photos. The intention of the
project is to showcase the talent of the membership. It is the club’s
hope to make this an annual event. Work has already begun on Capture Brevard 2018. The dates of shooting for that show are October 2017 through May 2018.

There
were 180 images submitted to this project, but being a small gallery,
Fifth Avenue can only offer space to about 30 of these images. The
entire 180 images will be presented to the camera club as a slide show.

The
Camera Club of Brevard was begun in 1980 and currently boasts a
membership of 220. It is a socially active organization and is open to
any level photographer. They meet monthly at the Civic Center in Eau
Gallie and offer a speaker at each meeting. The specialty of each
speaker varies month to month in order to offer something for everyone’s
niche interest.

John
Buck, the current president of Camera Club of Brevard, says the goal of
the club is goal is education and photography. “Let’s have fun, let’s
learn photography.” (John Buck) They also offer a variety of workshops,
from location workshops, technical workshops, and field trips in
addition to monthly speakers. The club has also earned the distinctive
honor of having a “Canon Explorer of Light” come to address the club
once a year. This is a Canon sponsored event.

Capture
Brevard 2017 is not a tourism show, nor is it intended to be a fine art
exhibition, but rather a generally happy celebration of Brevard County.
For information on the club or to learn about membership you can visit http://ccbrevard.org.

Fifth
Avenue Art Gallery is located in the Eau Gallie Arts district of
Melbourne, Florida. All events are free and open to the public.